Subgenre Sampler
Betrayal, The (1996)- Dir. John Anderson
Feat. Allen O'Leary - A dynamic mix of documentary, rare achive footage, and vivid dramatic recreations tells the extraordinary adventures of Kiwi Ron Jeffrey in wartime…
Blade, The (1996)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu - Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
Courage Under Fire (1996)- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan - Conscience–troubled colonel Denzel Washington investigates the death of a fellow officer (Meg Ryan) during 'Desert Storm', but differing…
English Patient, The (1996)- Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche - The unsurprising Oscar sweeper of '97 – a shoe–in considering they left out no ingredient – epic length, exotic locales, period…
Fiesta (1996)- Dir. Pierre Boutron
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gregoire Colin - Biting, rigorously intelligent parable of the Spanish Civil War, watches unblinking as a young soldier is intiated into the brutalities by his…
Garden of Redemption (1996)- Dir. Thomas Donnelly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Embeth Davidtz - A saga of challenged faith and endurance set in Nazi–occupied Italy, where the village priest assists with the local resistance while besotted…
In Love and War (1996)- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Sandra Bullock, Margot Steinberg - Semi–biographical account of the young, manful Ernest Hemingway's WWI romance/Florence Nightingale complex, based on Agnes von Kurowsky's…
Land and Freedom (1996)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain - British realist director Ken Loach changes tack with this period melodrama about a communist lad (Ian Hart) who joins a rebel army in the Spanish…
Libertarias (1996)- Dir. Vincente Aranda
Feat. Victoria Abril, Ana Belen, Miguel Bose… - Examining the Spanish Civil War from a left–wing point–of–view, this passionate war drama focuses on a trio of women – a…
Mother Night (1996)- Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin… - Ambitious adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's meaty novel recounts the memoirs of an unheralded American spy – from German 'hero' to destitute…
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